The exterior design of villas and palaces is a natural extension of the interior decoration in terms of the needs, space, and psychological inclinations of the property owner. It gives the house a distinctive character and aesthetic appearance that represents the identity of the residents of the house and reflects their taste. Therefore, the external design must be characterized by sophistication and elegant shape that shows the beauty of the villas from the inside, but this external design requires special features and great attention to the external space, and this is what we will focus on in this article, as attention to the aesthetic character of the design is one of the things that highlights it.


Because everything begins its beauty and splendor from its external appearance, high-end companies are interested in the external design of villas, houses and palaces because of its importance in giving the first impression of the appearance of the interior design . 

What are the things that should be taken into consideration when designing the exterior of villas?

 


1- Exterior design of villas - villa facades :

The facades of villas , with their various decorations, are considered an important factor in judging the overall aesthetics of the building. The facades should not be artificially beautiful or cover up design defects with deceptive colors or decorations. Rather, they must express clearly what is inside them. To achieve the honest form that expresses creative architectural design.


As for the prevailing and usual style for some, it is the use of white stone in construction, but of course it reflects negatively on the aesthetics of the design. Some designs only need reddish charcoal stone, such as the Gothic style, which tends to use dark colors, as well as the Victorian style, which adopts stones suitable for the facades of palaces and luxurious designs. .


As for the Scandinavian and modern ones , which tend to use sandstone, it is also a suitable style for facades, as it is a combination of multiple attractive and modern colors, such as cyan and gray with white. As for traditional designs, they rely on brown wooden panels or on brown stones as well, and one can also rely on stoneware ceramic panels. With its various forms of villas in the modern European style, we should also not forget the aesthetics of the glass facades, as they are innovative designs that do not adhere to a specific architectural style.


4 things to consider when designing the exterior of villas

The exterior design of villas and palaces is a natural extension of the interior decoration in terms of the needs, space, and psychological inclinations of the property owner. It gives the house a distinctive character and aesthetic appearance that represents the identity of the residents of the house and reflects their taste. Therefore, the external design must be characterized by sophistication and elegant shape that shows the beauty of the villas from the inside, but this external design requires special features and great attention to the external space, and this is what we will focus on in this article, as attention to the aesthetic character of the design is one of the things that highlights it.


Because everything begins its beauty and splendor from its external appearance, high-end companies are interested in the external design of villas, houses and palaces because of its importance in giving the first impression of the appearance of the interior design . 

External villa decor

What are the things that should be taken into consideration when designing the exterior of villas?

1- Exterior design of villas - villa facades :

The facades of villas , with their various decorations, are considered an important factor in judging the overall aesthetics of the building. The facades should not be artificially beautiful or cover up design defects with deceptive colors or decorations. Rather, they must express clearly what is inside them. To achieve the honest form that expresses creative architectural design.


As for the prevailing and usual style for some, it is the use of white stone in construction, but of course it reflects negatively on the aesthetics of the design. Some designs only need reddish charcoal stone, such as the Gothic style, which tends to use dark colors, as well as the Victorian style, which adopts stones suitable for the facades of palaces and luxurious designs. .


As for the Scandinavian and modern ones , which tend to use sandstone, it is also a suitable style for facades, as it is a combination of multiple attractive and modern colors, such as cyan and gray with white. As for traditional designs, they rely on brown wooden panels or on brown stones as well, and one can also rely on stoneware ceramic panels. With its various forms of villas in the modern European style, we should also not forget the aesthetics of the glass facades, as they are innovative designs that do not adhere to a specific architectural style.


Modern villa facades

2- Entrances to the villas :

After choosing the building stone comes the step of designing the shape of the entrance, as there are many shapes, each of which has a special aesthetic and imprint. Several entrances can be chosen, the most important of which are:

Entrance with pointed arches :

 It is one of the forms widely used in the Gothic style, as well as the Indian Islamic style and the Moroccan Islamic style.

  • Entrance with semicircular arches (horseshoe):

 This entrance is strongly used in both the Victorian style and the Islamic style. The multi-leaf arch is one of the architectural styles that has begun to gain great popularity in modern designs and extended arches. We notice that most of the design relies on these three styles, with innovation in form or addition to it.

  • Peaceful entrances:

These are the entrances in which the staircase takes an important place in the design of the facades and is a prelude to the villa’s door in the middle, while enhancing it with a number of multiple arches to the right and left. This style appeared in the nineties of the last century, and there are many shapes that have recently entered the world of exterior design such as The entrances take the shape of Roman temples and are distinguished by their elegant and elegant appearance, as they are a rectangular corridor carried by a series of columns extending from the building.

  • Oval entrance:

It is the entrance that suits buildings of spherical shape and design, which is considered one of the artistic styles used from the mid-twentieth century to today and is still very popular in the world of design.

3- External lighting of villas:

As for lighting, it is not limited to the interior of the building only. Rather, the external décor needs charming lighting as well. If the facade was not lit, it would give a negative and uncomfortable look. Therefore, studying light, shadows, and colors is an important matter that plays a major role in highlighting the beauty of the facade and killing monotony and boredom.



External lighting for villas


It is preferable to use colored lamps. To give the appearance of shadow and light on the exterior of the building at night and give it more brilliance. For example, in the shape of the arches and the oval shape, the lighting is from the bottom to the top, while in the triangular and Roman shape it is from the top to the bottom, with lighting on the wall in the same form as the lighting of the exterior building of the villa.


External lighting for villas

Texture and materials also play a major role in exterior decoration, as it is necessary to create harmony between what was used to achieve balance and calm beauty that is comfortable for the eyes. Using very few materials reduces the effect and adds negativity to the design, and excessive use of materials without good study is alienating and makes the design vulgar.